From 1999 to 2004-ish, I was one of the contributing writers for Garrison Keillor's renowned radio show "A Prairie Home Companion." I learned a lot of things there, mostly how to spell 'prairie." It was a solid gig and I'm proud of my work there. But, like any other job, there were...things...
I really don't remember much about this sketch or the circumstances around it. It looks like I was submitting a trio of Christmas bits to them this week. My records show they were all written the same week. I have no memory of doing three at once. Maybe I did a them for the few weeks in December 2006 and mislabeled them. But then looking at the other sketches in the file, I'm about to stop submitting for 4 months. My next submission isn't until April 2007. I must have had my fill at this point.
But the sketch itself is obviously me trying to recapture my "Celebrity Hawaiians" bit, just letting the troupe go through all their favorite impressions. It's a premised they used a lot on the show, just quick one-liners from various celebs. I thought I geared it toward the show's strengths and it was a holiday bit, but it didn't make the cut. Re-reading it now, it's pretty good, says I. Silly, with some clever lines and good contrasts between actor and dialouge.
But the sketch itself is obviously me trying to recapture my "Celebrity Hawaiians" bit, just letting the troupe go through all their favorite impressions. It's a premised they used a lot on the show, just quick one-liners from various celebs. I thought I geared it toward the show's strengths and it was a holiday bit, but it didn't make the cut. Re-reading it now, it's pretty good, says I. Silly, with some clever lines and good contrasts between actor and dialouge.
